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Transmissions: Silenced

Transmissions: Silenced

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • May 3, 2023

At the Montana Statehouse in Helena, history is being made.

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 2, 2023

An Ohio man is in federal custody, charged with using Molotov cocktails in an attempt to burn an LGBTQ-affirming church to the ground March 25.

Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

Political Notes: Vallejo moves to license tobacco retailers

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 27, 2023

Vallejo officials are moving to enact a tobacco retail license ordinance as the next step in its yearslong battle against the use of the addictive product that can have fatal health consequences for users.

Political Notebook: Queer union leader seeks East Bay state Senate seat

Political Notebook: Queer union leader seeks East Bay state Senate seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 26, 2023

Growing up, queer East Bay state Senate candidate Kathryn Lybarger lived an itinerant life.

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

News Briefs: LGBTQ legal professionals mobilize to 'Legalize Drag'

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 26, 2023

Legal professionals in the LGBTQI+ community will take the stage at Oasis Saturday, April 29, for "Legalize Drag," a fundraiser for grassroots organizations in Tennessee.

Out in the World: Museveni calls for changes to Uganda's anti-gay bill

Out in the World: Museveni calls for changes to Uganda's anti-gay bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 24, 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni returned the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 to Parliament on the eve of the deadline to take action on the legislation and ordered it to be improved with some sort of rehabilitative mechanism.

Out in the World: India court begins hearing on same-sex marriage case

Out in the World: India court begins hearing on same-sex marriage case

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 24, 2023

India's Supreme Court has started hearing oral arguments on a landmark same-sex marriage case, but the proceeding was postponed after one of the judges became sick with COVID.

Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 24, 2023

Derek Marshall is once again challenging Congressmember Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for his House seat in the High Desert east of Los Angeles, having lost to him last November.

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

News Briefs: Berkeley City College prez named to Biden panel

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 19, 2023

The White House has announced that Angélica Garcia, the president of Berkeley City College, will be appointed to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, where she will serve alongside celebrities such as Lady Gaga and George Clooney.

Transmissions: Under the influence

Transmissions: Under the influence

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 19, 2023

It sounds positively cynical to say this, but we live in an era of spectacle and circus, provided to us hour by hour via social media.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 19, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign joined Equality Florida Wednesday in a forum Wednesday about the unprecedented assault on LGBTQ rights in the Sunshine State

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

Political Notebook: Gay leader launches bid for SF District 9 supervisor

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 18, 2023

Relatively unknown outside of LGBTQ political circles, and a white candidate running for a seat San Francisco Latino leaders want to reclaim, Trevor Chandler is launching his bid for District 9 supervisor 19 months before voters will cast ballots.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 18, 2023

There may not be as many queer visitors to Disney World or other attractions in Florida after the statewide LGBTQ rights organization took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory for the state in light of recent hard-right policies.

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

Political Notes: Gay leader seeks Stockton council seat

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 17, 2023

Since 2012, when its former member Susan Talamantes Eggman departed for the state Assembly, the Stockton City Council has not had out LGBTQ representation on it.